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Business Advice from a Billionaire (wisebread.com)
22 points by y2002 on Dec 2, 2007 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



"You need to tolerate surface differences in order to help people focus their talents on what needs attention. One of the weaknesses of some people in administration is that they want people around who look, act, and think like they do. That's a recipe for disaster."

This is why so many startups hit a wall after they get picked up by corporate giants. Group think kills.


Yes, group think kills.




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